The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coachwhip snake
Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zo["o]l.) A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United States ( Masticophis flagelliformis).
Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence the name.
WordNet
coachwhip snake
n. a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip [syn: coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum]